Nearly There!!!!!!

I cant believe that we have about 2 more days before the perfect garden is chosen..
So here are a few links to some of the gardens we are competing with.



 http://thelittlepaceschoolgardenproject.blogspot.ie/



http://schoolgardengroup.blogspot.ie/


http://thegreenbunch1.blogspot.ie/


http://verification17.blogspot.ie/

Our Cost!

1. Hi guys! Christina here. Today we added up all of our prices for our garden and our total cost is 4910.00 euro. This is a great price because our maximum was 5000 meaning we saved 1090 euro.

       

             

Final touches

Today I brought in pictures for our garden and I had thought we could get someone to paint them on to the garden gate.

Photostory!

Our finished Photo story! It took some time and a lot of effort , but here it is the finished product!
The Photostory consists of all the different topics that we have included in our blog , each written by one of our team members. The panels are written by the specified person and they have wrote their own views on them.
Including all of us pitching in to write about the shop! Thanks for all the support!

- Team Evergreen!

See how time flies!

19th of May, Monday

Hi! Its one of our last posts here at evergreen team blog and we would just like to thank all of our page viewers. We  really hoped you enjoyed our blog and we hope you liked all our pictures, posts and pages.

Yours Sincerely,  The Evergreen Team.

              

Everything is AWESOME!!

PICTURES!

Experiments!

In school, today we did 2 experiments.



We found out a way to water plants and not use water.


You just use the inside of a nappy and mix it together with the soil.      


                                                                               BY: Christina

test

test

A sketch

Slugs + Beer = ?

Mr Curtin asked us a question today. What will happen if a Slug 'drinks' beer? Well , I did some research and it turns out that when beer is placed or spilt in a garden mainly or anywhere a slug is attracted to the smell of it and goes towards it. The beers spirits will then harm the body of the slug and the slug will either burst or slowly disintegrate into slime or various 'fluids'.

Some ideas from Nicky

Nicky was having a bit of trouble with his home internet but has gotten it fixed! He sent some great ideas to his team. Here they are!

Tips for a Garden in Winter!

Plants Add Structure: In winter, the right plants can attract the eye, especially when covered with a light dusting of freshly fallen snow. Always select plants hardy enough to survive your region’s growing conditions, by paying attention to your USDA Hardiness Zone. Christianah Did a page o plants and the USDA zone can be found there!

Evergreens, such as the hedges above,  maintain their color in the cold weather, and provide structure and focal points to your winter garden, as do deciduous trees with interesting shapes.

Select Colorful Plants: Along with evergreens that stay fresh all winter, consider shrubs and trees with colorful bark such as this Red Osier Dogwood. Striking alone or planted in mass, this dogwood is native throughout the western and northern United States!

Remember Berries: Many shrubs and trees have brightly colored berries in autumn and winter, which add some excitement to your garden, and feed birds when food is scarce. Above are rose hips with red berries that are very high in vitamin C. 

Don’t Prune Everything: As you can see from this winter scene in the foothills, even dried seed heads can add some drama. Here are sunflowers silhouetted by the setting sun.

          Hardscaping Helps: Sometimes the most exciting accents in a garden aren’t even plants. Look how lovely these classic white trellises, garden gates and picket fences look in this snowy scene.

Items such as benches can also help a

winter scene , snow or ice can compliment

spruce wood as it is found in cold landscpes

such as North America or Upper Canada!

Even water adds to the winter scene!

As when the water is frozen it can create 

a dazzling affect. But remember those fences as you

don't want anyone slipping on them!

Get a Bit Artsy: Even small fencing adds a nice focal point in a winter garden. Look for garden accessories with interesting shapes, and that can handle the natural elements.

Select Early-Blooming Plants: There are also a number of perennials, shrubs and trees that bloom in late-winter and early-spring, such as hellebores (aka Lenten Rose) shown above!

Thanks , Talha

11 Ways to kill weeds

Baking Soda

Looking for a safe way to keep weeds and grasses from growing in the cracks of your paved patios, driveways, and walkways? Sprinkle handfuls of baking soda onto the concrete and simply sweep it into the cracks. The added sodium will make it much less hospitable to dandelions and their friends.

See more uses for Baking Soda.

Bleach

Do weeds seem to thrive in the cracks and crevices of your walkways? Try pouring a bit of undiluted bleach over them. After a day or two, you can simply pull them out, and the bleach will keep them from coming back. Just be careful not to get bleach on the grass or plantings bordering the walkway.

See more uses for Bleach.

Borax

Get the jump on those weeds that grow in the cracks of the concrete outside your house by sprinkling borax into all the crevices where you’ve seen weeds grow in the past. It will kill them off before they have a chance to take root. When applied around the foundation of your home, it will also keep ants and other six-legged intruders from entering your house. But be very careful when applying borax — it is toxic to plants.

See more uses for Borax.

Bottles

When using herbicides to kill weeds in your garden, you have to be careful not to also spray and kill surrounding plants. To isolate the weed you want to kill, cut a 2-liter soda bottle in half and place the top half over the weed you want to spray. Then direct your pump’s spraying wand through the regular opening in the top of the bottle and blast away. After the spray settles down, pick up the bottle and move on to your next target. Always wear goggles and gloves when spraying chemicals in the garden.

See more uses for Bottles.

Carpet Scraps

Place a series of carpet scraps upside down and cover them with bark mulch or straw for a weed-free garden path. Use smaller scraps as mulch around your vegetable garden.

See more uses for Carpet Scraps.

Salt

Those weeds that pop up in the cracks of your walkways can be tough to eradicate. But salt can do the job. Bring a solution of about 1 cup salt in 2 cups water to a boil. Pour directly on the weeds to kill them. Another equally effective method is to spread salt directly onto the weeds or unwanted grass that come up between patio bricks or blocks. Sprinkle with water or just wait until rain does the job for you.

See more uses for Salt.

Shower Curtains

Those old shower curtains will also come in handy next time you do any landscaping with gravel or bark chips. Just place the shower curtain under the mulching material to prevent annoying weeds from poking through.

See more uses for Shower Curtains.

Spray Bottles

Fill one with undiluted white vinegar to get rid of the weeds and grass poking out of the cracks in your concrete, as well as ants and other insects — but be careful not to spray it on your plants; the high acidity could kill them.

See more uses for Spray Bottles.

Vinegar

Are dandelions sprouting up in the cracks of your driveway or along the fringes of your patio? Make them disappear for good by spraying them with full-strength white or apple cider vinegar. Early in the season, give each plant a single spritz of vinegar in its midsection, or in the middle of the flower before the plants go to seed. Aim another shot near the stem at ground level so the vinegar can soak down to the roots. Keep an eye on the weather, though; if it rains the next day, you’ll need to give the weeds another spraying.

See more uses for Vinegar.

Vodka

For a quick and easy weed killer, mix 1 ounce (30 milliliters) vodka, a few drops liquid dish soap, and 2 cups water in a spray bottle. Spray it on the weed leaves until the mixture runs off. Apply it at midday on a sunny day to weeds growing in direct sunlight, because the alcohol breaks down the waxy cuticle covering on leaves, leaving them susceptible to dehydration in sunlight. It won’t work in shade.

See more uses for Vodka.

WD-40

Don’t let pesky prickly weeds like bull and Russian thistle ruin your yard or garden. Just spray some WD-40 on them and they’ll wither and die

Read more: http://www.rd.com/home/11-ways-to-kill-garden-weeds/#ixzz30whwi9H7

Insects!

As a gardener, there's nothing more frustrating than finding a prized vegetable crop being devoured by insect pests. A couple of hornworms can level a row of tomatoes overnight. Fortunately, every pest has a predator, and we can use that natural food chain to our advantage. A sufficient number of beneficial insects will keep garden pests to manageable numbers. You just have to know how to attract those beneficial insects to your garden.

Title!! by Talha

Wow New title image! After 2 minutes of Photoshop this is what I came up with (title above)!

If you want to see the image before I used it here it is it used to be a GIF file!

Before!

After!

This is the image before i used it!

A lovely rose blooming in the form of a Gif format!


Here is that same rose after I used it! Which is now our new title!

Weave Silk Flower by Kevin!

Look at this amazing Flower that Kevin made in Weave Silk very well designed indeed!

OR Watch it unfold and be created at This Website

Complete Website Redesign!

I'm happy to inform the readers that The Ever Green Teams Webpage has been completely Redesigned!
From backgrounds to template its been done , new pages , updated format and of course the team page!

Team Ever Green! What you can find here? and more...

Welcome to the Ever Green Team Blog  this is a blog that is focused on The Mary Mother of Hope garden we hope you can pick up some facts , ideas and designs from our blog. Enjoy and stick around for more!
 ~ Team EverGreen

Our first garden blog

Hello everyone!Were the Evergreen team and welcome to our blog!We have been given a task to design our new school garden. So on that note we have been told to make our own blog. In the next few weeks we will be updating our blog with our progress and ideas. We have been in put into a competition against 4 other groups in our class. We have six weeks altogether to finish designing the garden and we have a reasonable budget of seven and a half grand. We hope that you will stay with us and enjoy our blog.

Thank you,
The Evergreen Team.